Posted by Ted Lewis in Global Exchange Community, Global Exchange News & Events, Human Rights, Mexico, Peace, Democracy and Human Rights, Uncategorized on 7th November, 2012 | No Comments
In mid-August 2012 the Caravan for Peace with Justice and Dignity – led by the mothers, fathers, sisters and brothers of Mexicans murdered and disappeared during the drug war – began its sojourn across the United States. Global Exchange Human Rights Program Director Ted Lewis reports back on what happened and what’s next.
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Posted by Tex Dworkin in Building Positive Alternatives, Community Rights, Donor Profiles, Economic Activism for Palestine, Elect Democracy, Featured, For Our Members, Global Exchange Community, Global Exchange News & Events, Uncategorized on 10th October, 2012 | No Comments
Last Thursday Global Exchange opened its doors to our San Francisco office for our annual Open House. The fun-filled evening included a diverse group of social justice activists, a few surprises, and lots of laughs. Here’s what went down.
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Posted by Admin in Featured, Global Exchange Community, Global Exchange News & Events, Uncategorized on 27th September, 2012 | No Comments
What better persons to create a new Global Exchange intern alumni network than…interns! Global Exchange summer intern Andy takes you behind the scenes into the process of creating our brand new Alumni Network.
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Posted by Shannon Biggs in Community Rights, Global Exchange News & Events, People Power, Not Corporate Power, Uncategorized on 4th September, 2012 | No Comments
Rights of Nature laws create a right to legal standing, offering citizens a revolutionary new way to protect the vitality of the ecosystems we live in and depend upon. Can rights of nature be brought to Richmond, home of the recent Chevron explosion? This upcoming seminar aims to tackle that question and more.
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Posted by Brandon Knight in Uncategorized on 26th June, 2012 | No Comments
After months of looking through applications, we finally ended up with 20 participants for our summer Green Economy Leadership Training program in Highland Park, Michigan. We are in the middle of our second week of the program, but let’s re-cap what took place in our first week.
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Posted by Kylie Nealis in Community Rights, People Power, Not Corporate Power, Uncategorized on 15th June, 2012 | No Comments
Should a river have the right to flow? Do trees have the right to grow? What does it mean to give nature rights and how different would our world look if we did? These are just a few of many questions youth will come together to discuss this summer at our Rights of Nature Youth Summit — with your help.
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Posted by Kevin Danaher in Uncategorized on 12th September, 2011 | No Comments
September 14 is a global day of action calling people to face the reality of climate change. Learn more about The Climate Reality Project, their day of action, and what you can do to draw attention to the reality of climate chaos.
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Posted by Brandon Knight in Uncategorized on 16th June, 2011 | No Comments
Written by GELT Participant – Dan Tompkins It was an afternoon in summer. Me, this guy James, and a girl named Marion walked down the middle of the road. We were in a rough area. It’s called Highland Park. The three of us were working with GELT, a project of Global Exchange, an international human »
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Posted by Brandon Knight in Uncategorized on 10th June, 2011 | No Comments
Written by Cory Connolly, aka, “the Finisher” Why is it that the green economy, in many ways, remains intangible? Why must those who are passionate about people and the environment choose between doing what they want and between living comfortably? What does a green economy look like in the country’s most devastated communities?
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Posted by Tex Dworkin in Uncategorized on 1st June, 2011 | No Comments
Last week was a busy one for the True Cost of Chevron Network. Dozens of activists including those from Angola, Nigeria, Canada, Alaska, and the U.S. Gulf Coast traveled to San Ramon, California to attend Chevron’s annual shareholder meeting to deliver a new report: The True Cost of Chevron: An Alternative Annual Report. This report »
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